NIA has arrested a helper of terrorists.
New Delhi: The NIA has arrested a person for his involvement in a conspiracy hatched by terrorist organizations based in Pakistan to spread terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. The agency said in a statement on Wednesday that this person named Munir Ahmed Bande used to raise money by smuggling drugs and help the terrorists. According to the statement issued by NIA, Munir Ahmed Bande, who was evading arrest for the last 4 years, was an important part of the conspiracy hatched with the aim of raising money to spread terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of India.
The conspiracy was detected in June 2020
The NIA said in its statement that the conspiracy involving operatives of banned terrorist organizations like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul-Mujahideen was detected in June 2020. The agency said that in June 2020, Handwara police had registered a case after seizing 2 kg of heroin and Rs 20 lakh in cash during a vehicle check. NIA said that the car of another accused Abdul Momin Peer was stopped while coming from Baramulla. According to the information given by the agency, 15 kg of heroin and Rs 1.15 crore in cash were recovered from Peer during his interrogation and tracking.
‘Was raising money from drug smuggling’
The central agency said in the statement, ‘NIA has arrested the wanted accused in the case of spreading terrorism with the money earned from drug smuggling in Kashmir in 2020. He is linked to the conspiracy of Pakistan-based banned terrorist organizations to raise money through drug smuggling to fund terrorism. NIA re-registered the case on June 23, 2020 and has so far filed chargesheet against 15 accused. Let us tell you that the masters of terrorists sitting in Pakistan raise money through drug trade and fund terrorist incidents.
